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I came across the following quiz on a site. I don't understand the meanings of answers very well.
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As a policy, you don't lend things out to people.
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
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Does "Always" above mean "Always I don't lend things?" Or does it mean "Always I lend things?"
Thanks in advance.
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Answers · 9
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'As a policy 'you don't lend things out to people'
It is 'never'.
As this particular policy states and theoretically speaking you should NEVER lend things out to people.
As a theory you should never do that, but in practice people might be lending out things 'rarely, 'sometimes' or 'often'.
0
If the question was open like this: "How often do you lend things out to people?"
Then the answer "always" would mean you always do.
But the question is more of a statement asking how much you agree with it. So in this case the answer "always" means you always don't lend things out to people.
0
always don't = never
never don't = always
Yeah, the question is a bit tricky.
0
Sometimes
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